Fury as girls, aged 7, 8, fight kick-boxing

A WAR of words has broken out in Australia after two young girls, aged just seven and eight, fought it out in a kick-boxing bout. Kitted out with headgear, shin pads and gloves, the youngsters punched and kicked before it was declared a draw and both collected 70 prize money. But eight-year-old Jasmine Parr is not sure she wants to do it again right away - 'maybe when Im 10, she said. Before Jasmine and seven-year-old Georgina 'Punchout Barton stepped into the ring on Queenslands Gold Coast, Miss Anna Petrou, spokeswoman for the Australian brain injury organisation Synapse, said even minimal force could cause serious injury and headgear would not offer complete protection. 'It doesnt take a lot of force for the brain to be impacted, she said. DM